[chef] Strange error - knife ssh "name:node_name" "pwd" -x root -P password returns FATAL: No nodes returned from search!

["Fouts, Chris" < >]

I successfully bootstrapped my node, which run an empty run list

 

knife bootstrap node_name -N node_name -E my_env -x root -P password

Connecting to node_name

Node_name Starting first Chef Client run...

Node_name [2014-11-05T13:22:04-05:00] WARN:

Node_name * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Node_name SSL validation of HTTPS requests is disabled. HTTPS connections are still

Node_name encrypted, but chef is not able to detect forged replies or man in the middle

Node_name attacks.

Node_name To fix this issue add an entry like this to your configuration file:

Node_name ```

Node_name # Verify all HTTPS connections (recommended)

Node_name ssl_verify_mode :verify_peer

Node_name # OR, Verify only connections to chef-server

Node_name verify_api_cert true

Node_name ```

Node_name To check your SSL configuration, or troubleshoot errors, you can use the

Node_name `knife ssl check` command like so:

Node_name ```

Node_name knife ssl check -c /etc/chef/client.rb

Node_name ```

Node_name

Node_name * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Node_name Starting Chef Client, version 11.12.2

Node_name Creating a new client identity for node_name using the validator key.

Node_name resolving cookbooks for run list: []

Node_name Synchronizing Cookbooks:

Node_name Compiling Cookbooks...

Node_name [2014-11-05T13:22:07-05:00] WARN: Node node_name has an empty run list.

Node_name Converging 0 resources

Node_name Running handlers:

Node_name Running handlers complete

Node_name Chef Client finished, 0/0 resources updated in 2.479062 seconds

 

 

knife node show node_name

Node Name:   node_name

Environment: my_env

FQDN:        node_name

IP:          <removed>

Run List:   

Roles:

Recipes:

Platform:    redhat 5.11

Tags:

 

 

knife ssh "name:node_name" "pwd" -x root -P password

FATAL: No nodes returned from search!

 

 

I CAN go to the node, node_name, and run chef-client from it.

 

I’ve done the process repeatedly to no avail.

 

Why?

How can I fix it?

 

 

Chris